June 5, 2011 PwC: Iron ore represents 48% of Canadian metals M&A activity Big4 reports in Canada, 39 metals deals have been announced in 2011, including five transactions valued at US$50m or more. Iron ore was the most targeted resource in Canada and…
June 5, 2011 New Gindalbie chief steps in as magnetite project costs balloon to $2.7bn The Australian reports Tim Netscher the new chief executive of Gindalbie Metals took over after the miner in March announced a second cost blowout at its West Australian Karara joint…
June 2, 2011 Rio Tinto in $2b native title deal Traditional Aboriginal owners in the Pilbara stand to receive more than $2 billion over 40 years under a watershed agreement with Rio Tinto that sets a new standard for negotiations…
June 2, 2011 China’s increased dominance of global commodities market carries risk-S&P Standard & Poor's expressed concerns Wednesday that record commodity prices could represent an "unsustained bubble, subject to a sudden correction."
June 1, 2011 The world is not running out of natural resources Let me begin by saying that I believe the premise of this question is mistaken. It is quite incorrect to think that fossil fuel resources are finite. It may be…
June 1, 2011 Forrest steps down as CEO of Fortescue to become chairman Andrew Forrest, the high profile chief executive of major new Pilbara iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX: FMG), as stepped […]
June 1, 2011 China setting the pace for iron ore The world's biggest consumer of steel is ready to raise the stakes. Steel demand in China is expected to rise by around 25% by the year 2015, to a huge…
May 31, 2011 Q3 iron ore prices steady – Vale Brazilian mining giant Vale sees iron ore prices for clients remaining flat in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, Vale […]
May 31, 2011 Black Iron intersects 32.1% iron over 164 meters in Twin Hole at its Shymanivske project in Ukraine Black Iron reported initial assay results from its ongoing confirmation ("twin hole") and metallurgical diamond drill program at the Company's Shymanivske Iron Ore Project in Ukraine. The Company is encouraged…
May 30, 2011 Commodities boom drives economic growth in several Canadian provinces A Conference Board of Canada report says high energy and metals prices "are prompting resource companies to invest billions in iron ore projects, nickel processing and offshore oil developments" in…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
